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The COVID-19 pandemic has driven mankind to question sufficiency and sustainability of business models, social and moral norms, and Law-practices, which cannot be separated from society and its needs. Due to the ongoing pandemic basic need of survival and the need to access the means such as ventilation machines, masks, goggles and most importantly pharmaceuticals, is at its climax, as well as the need for an invention is at its most.

What happens when a third party files a trademark application for your unregistered trademark?

Brand owners assess the reputational damage if their marks are used by third parties on pornographic websites and mull the best strategy for combating infringement

In principle, a court order rendered in a country has its legal effects and consequences only within the same country. For a foreign court decision to create legal effects and consequences in Turkey, this decision needs to be legally recognised and enforced by Turkish courts. The regulations regarding the recognition and/or enforcement of foreign court decisions are stipulated between Article 50 and 59 of the International Private and Civil Procedure Code (IPCPC) numbered 5718 which sets the legal conditions for the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions.

Amid the massive public health crisis caused by the fear of the spread of COVID-19, economies and societies around the world are facing hardship, with entire businesses brought to a sudden halt.

In the first article from an exclusive series on the automotive industry, Gaurav Mukerjee and Raghav Paul of Remfry & Sagar discuss counterfeits in India

A registration regime for foodstuff geographical indications (GIs) may soon be on the menu for New Zealand. If this happens, Prosciutto di Parma, Kalamata Olives and Feta will likely be struck off the menu, along with around 2,200 other product names.

Deqiang Zhu of CCPIT examines the different defences available in a patent infringement claim, including the invalidity defence, the non-infringement defence and the prior art defence

Yanling Zhou of Deqi provides an insight into the evaluation report system for patents, used in proceedings relating to utility models and designs

Rebecca Liu and Yunze Lian of Jadong IP Law Firm examine the different aspects involved in the protection of well-known trademarks including the time limit for handling such cases and penalties for infringement

Ran Wang and Guanyang Yao of Liu Shen & Associates analyse the different evidence rules relating to IP litigation, including evidence deadlines, evidence required for damages and evidence for reasonable costs

Echo Xu of Kangxin examines a number of cases which consider whether original equipment manufacturers are “using” a trademark when they affix it to a product which will be exported from China